Barisan distances itself from Dyana smear campaign

DAP candidate for Teluk Intan, Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud, is delighted to see some memorabilia of Malaysia's legendary actor, the late Tan Sri P. Ramlee, during a walkabout in Teluk Intan town. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin denies that Barisan Nasional is responsible for the smear campaign against Dyana. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, May 25, 2014.Barisan Nasional has distanced itself from the ongoing smear campaign against DAP candidate for Teluk Intan Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud, saying the ruling coalition will not stoop so low as to resort to such tactics.

"We do not stoop to dirty tactics. We would not tarnish other candidates. I want to promote our own candidate, Datuk Mah Siew Keong," Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin told a press conference in Teluk Intan today.

"In this campaign, whenever something negative arises, they say we are behind it. Don't make baseless accusations," he‎ warned.

‎Yesterday, the DAP lodged a police report claiming to have found fake bikini photos of Dyana around Malay villages and even in a mosque in Changkat Jong.

DAP’s Bukit Bendera MP Zairil Khir Johari refused to pin the blame on any party, but urged Barisan Nasional (BN) to condemn such tactics.

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